译林版（2019）必修第三册Unit 2 Natural disasters Reading 课件(13张PPT)

(共13张PPT)
What is the date of last Friday
May 12th.
What is special of this day
The 15th anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake.
Unit 2 Natural Disasters
Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont earthquake
1. What did Alice Brown do when she found the floor began to shake
A. She quickly opened the classroom door. B. She still taught in the classroom.
C.She waited calmly and quietly.D. She signaled to her students to exit the classroom.
2. Which word can be used to replace the phrase “held on to” in Para. 2
A. Grasped. B. Carried. C. Designed. D. Removed.
3. What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs
A. Alice Brown was too nervous to say one word.
B. Alice Brown was calm, organized and thoughtful.
C. Alice Brown was irresponsible.
D. Alice Brown was cold-hearted.
4. Miss Brown’s words showed that
A. few students were always calm.
B. Miss Brown was good at dealing with all kinds of problems.
C. practising earthquake safety procedures was very important for students.
D. earthquakes often happened in Falmont.
Task 2: Careful reading
News report 1
When (1) _________
Where (2) .
What Students and teachers at a primary school
(3) an earthquake
How They (4) correctly and quickly when the earthquake hit.
Why They (5) earthquake safety procedures
(6) a year
17 March
Read the passage Pupils' lives spared during Folmont Earthquake
practiced
twice
reacted
escaped
Falmont Primary School
On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake 1. hit the county. Only 5 students suffered slight injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 2. (injure) in the disaster area at large. Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was teaching 3. the floor began to shake. Her students' 4. (react) was quick and correct—they moved under their desks, head first, and 5. (hold) on to the legs of the desks. At the same time, Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door, in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open. There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, 6. the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly.
The moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was 7. best time for the class to make their escape.She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an 8. (order) line covering their heads with their hands. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground. Soon students from other classes arrived too. After a roll call confirmed that all were safe and sound, they relaxed, laughing, crying and 9. (hug) each other. “We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year,”said Miss Brown, “so the kids were calm enough to protect
10. (they) during the earthquake.”
Continuation-writing
The story of Falmont’s success in the earthquake spreads quickly.
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Unit 2 Natural Disasters
Girl saves 100 from tsunami
1. What did Sabrina notice about the sea
A. The water was frothy(多泡的) and kept coming in. B. The water was warm.
C. It was calm and going in and out. D. There was nothing special.
2.Which of the following can best describe Sabrina
A. Enthusiastic and doubtful. B. Kind and calm.
C. Sympathetic and generous. D. Ambitious and tolerant.
3. How did Sabrina's parents react when they heard her warning at first
A. They immediately realized the coming danger. D. They cleared the beach rapidly.
B. They told the safety officer immediately. C. They thought she was joking.
4. What's the right order according to the passage
a. Sabrina's parents didn't believe her words.
b. Sabrina's parents talked to the safety officer.
c. The beach was rapidly cleared of people by the safety officer.
d. People were enjoying the warm sea ari and the soft wind happily.
e. Sabrina noticed someting unusual and told her parents.
A. c-d-e-b-a B. c-a-b-c-d C. d-e-a-b-c D c-b-a-e-d
News report 2
When (1） .
Where (2) ________________
What A girl saved around (3) people on the beach from a terrible tsunami
How (3) The girl and her parents talk to (4) and the beach was rapidly (5) of people.
Why The girl had learnt about tsunamis in a (6) lesson.
Goldshore Beach
Careful reading
Read the passage Girl saves 100 from tsunami
20 December
100
cleared
a safety officer
Geography
Although a series of huge waves 1. (cause) by an undersea earthquake left thousands 2. (die), a 10 year old girl named Sabrina Andron helped around 100 people escape danger with her knowledge of tsunamis.
While people 3. (enjoy) the warm sea air and the soft wind on the sandy beach, Sabrina noticed something odd. She said that the water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer.
She had just learnt about tsunamis in 4. Geography lesson, and it immediately occurred 5. her that these were signs of an 6. .
(approach) tsunami. Although frightened, she kept her head 7. warned her parents of the danger, asking them to talk to a safety officer. Much to her 8. (relieve), the officer realized the coming danger 9. (immediate) and the beach 10. (clear) of people soon, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.